Hozan Dîno

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Dîno or Hozan Dîno or his real name is Yusuf Şahin (born 1969),[1] is a Kurdish artist who is well known for writing songs in Kurmanji. His most popular song being Kurdish: Oy Yarê since its release.

Hozan Dîno
Birth nameYusuf Şahin
Born1969
Hasköy, Ardahan, Turkey
OriginKurds
GenresKurdish music
Occupation(s)Artist
LabelsKom Muzîk (then)

Deutsch-Kurdisches Kulturinstitut (then)

Hozan Dîno (Şirket) (now)

Biography edit

Dîno was born in 1969 in the Kurdish village of Xêwîsqerê in Ardahan Province.[2][3]

He began his education in a school located in (Hasköy, Ardahan). He excelled in his education and continued to a school in Gümüşhane, and later to a school in Istanbul. Because of personal reasons he had to quit his class.[4]

After some time in the framework of the Mesopotamian Cultural Center, he participates in musical activities for the first time. But due to financial reasons, he stopped his musical activities for a while. In the 90's, a war had started against the Kurds, which was still unnamed, and Dîno was also affected by this war. Therefore, in 1995, he was detained for "supporting a prohibited organization".

After his release, he had to leave the country in 1998, and this summer he applied for asylum in the Netherlands.[5]

The Art of Music edit

Dîno released four albums with the help of Mîr and Kom Muzîk. The most interesting feature of his albums is that the lyrics and music are entirely Dîno's. With his unique voice, he accepted himself to the Kurdish people and took his place in Kurdish music.

Hozan Dino introduces his art as follows:

I try to be the artist of the people whose love and liberties have been stolen, whose hopes have been pushed back, whose happiness has not been revived and who, as a lesson to humanity, is still on foot.

— Hozan Dîno

Discography edit

Studio Albums edit

  • Lê Dayê (2002)
  • Çû (2005)
  • Namûs (2007)
  • Dîsa Çu (2011)
  • Roj (2020)

Filmography edit

Clip edit

  • Oy Yarê (2009)
  • Çû (2009)
  • Şev Bi Tarîya Xwe Tirsya (2013)
  • Were Gulê (2015)

Sources edit

  1. ^ "Hozan Dino Biyografisi". Kürtçe Bilgi - KurtceBilgi.Com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. ^ "HOZAN DİNO KİMDİR". Bernamegeh (in Turkish). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. ^ "Hozan Dino Kimdir? Nerelidir? Hayatı » kurtler.net". www.kurtler.net (in Turkish). 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  4. ^ Kürtler.com. "Hozan Dîno kimdir, ve hayati" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ ZA. "Hozan Dino". Bloga Zinar Ala. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

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